Qantas CEO Alan Joyce (left main, stock image) was one of 480 passengers flying from London to Sydney caught up in the first round of delays in Dubai International Airport over New Years (top right). Joyce and the first batch of passengers arrived in Sydney on Saturday morning in time for New Years Eve, while the second batch flew on other airlines, spending New Years in the air. A third batch of 80 passengers who volunteered to stay in Dubai are due to arrive on Monday. ...read
Of course he was! Qantas CEO Alan Joyce among hundreds of passengers stranded in Dubai by a plane fault as they tried to get home for New Year's Eve – but was put on the first flight out
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